Map Skills
What is the definition of Geography?
The study of places and the relationship between people and their environment
What is a natural feature of the earth's surface called?
Landform
True or False: Latitude, Cultural differences, War/disputes are examples of Natural Borders?
False
True or False: Factors that Population Pyramids are (birth rates, death rates, fertility rates, growth rates, migrational trends)
True
What is the definition of culture?
the shared characteristics of a group of people that are important to daily life
What perspective focuses on the absolute/relative location of a region?
Spatial
What is a A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas called?
Isthmus
What is the definition of a boundary?
an imaginary line separating one country or state, from another
What is the definition of emigration? What is the definition of immigration?
Moving out of a place (exit)
Moving into a place (into)
What is rapid, widespread diffusion of an idea throughout a population is considered called?
Contagious Diffusion
Where do we begin and end measuring parallels of latitude?
At equator and end at 90 N, 90 S of equator
What is a raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa called?
Butte
What is the difference between centripetal and centifugal forces?
Centripetal are forces that bring things together, or unite them. While centifugal are forces that divide things, or move them away from one another.
How do you calculate population density?
total population divided by area size in sq miles. Answer is “people per sq. mile”
Food, Social Behaviors, Music, Tradition/Traditional/Holidays/festivals, Language are all examples of what?
Culture Traits
When writing coordinates, it is written in what order?
latitude is always first, followed by longitude
What is the boundary between tectonic plates in which the two plates move away from each other, and new crust is created between them called?
divergent plate boundary
What is the definition of supranational cooperation?
It is where countries work toward shared goals, but they remain separate countries
What is the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward in?
Urban Sprawl
What is the most common language family of the world?
Indo European
What is the acronym of DOGSTAILS?
Date, Orientation, Grid, Scale, Title, Author, Index, Legend, Source
What are steep-sided volcanoes where the lava doesn't flow very far before it solidifies. Formed by alternate layers of ash and lava. Large/violent explosions.
Composite (Strato-volcanoes)
What is the benefits of joining the EU?
Open borders which allows for trade, travel, alliances, a centralized government, and same currency
What is an example of rapid growth population pyramid?
has a population that is increasing at a very quick rate, higher chance of happening in developing nations.
Two cultures combine foods, music, and celebrations to form a brand-new cultural identity. Which term describes this?
Amalgamation